Corn planting smashes ’13 pace

According to the report, 73 percent of the nation’s corn is in the ground, compared to 65 percent in 2013 and the five-year average of 76 percent. This progress is also 14 percentage points ahead of last week’s report.

Around one-third of corn has already emerged, well-ahead of last year’s report of 17 percent but still behind the national five-year average of 42 percent.

Soybeans The report also showed 33 percent of soybeans planted, 13 percentage points ahead of last week and 5 percentage points behind the national five-year average. Nebraska (65 percent) made the most progress from last week’s report, advancing by 29 percentage points.